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Originally posted by twinstars
Here's an interesting and somewhat shocking statistic:
"Almost half of American women (43 percent) will have an abortion sometime in their lifetime."
The short article that it came from has lots of other interesting stats about who gets abortions and why: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,880,00.html
If you're interested I'd really recommend taking a look at that Fox News link.
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That's interesting, 'cuz I just read that article and what's even more mind blowing is that:
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CDC figures for 1995 show that 47 percent are ages 25 or older.
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Yet, the say:
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Approximately 1.5 million U.S. women with unwanted pregnancies choose abortion each year. Most are under 25 years old and unmarried. Women who are separated from their husbands and poor women are more likely to choose abortion than other women. More than two-thirds of the women who seek abortions have jobs. Nearly one-third are in school. More than two-thirds plan to have a child in the future.
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So I am a little confused about this, if in 1995, at least 47% of the women are aged 25 or older that are selecting abortion, then why are we having issues with teenagers?
It goes back to an old topic I posted:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...out+of+wedlock